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Please note, there is a high likelihood of our February event each year having to be cancelled due to Ice stopping traffic getting in and out of the forest. Any updates regarding the event being cancelled will be posted … Continue readingFeb21Fri202019:45 Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: R... @ Ayton Village HallAyton Meeting – Guest Speaker: R... @ Ayton Village HallFeb 21 @ 19:45 – 21:30Friday 21 February 2020 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Guest Speaker – Roy Gunson – The Moons of Mars Roy Gunson: Born 1950. Retired in 2011 after 32 years at Sheffield Hallam University, prior working in various Research Associations. Been … Continue readingMar6Fri202020:00 Public Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentrePublic Stargazing in Dalby Fores... @ Low Dalby Astronomy CentreMar 6 @ 20:00 – 21:30Our regular public stargazing at the Low Dalby Astronomy Centre in Dalby Forest held during the autumn and winter months. Come and see the stars, planets, nebulae and galaxies under one of the darkest skies in the country. The … Continue readingMar20Fri202019:45 Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: J... @ Ayton Village HallAyton Meeting – Guest Speaker: J... @ Ayton Village HallMar 20 @ 19:45 – 21:30Friday 20 March 2020 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Guest Speaker – Dr Jurgen Schmoll of Durham University Free entry for members of the society. £3 on the door for non-members. Doors open 7:15pm Free refreshments.Apr17Fri202019:45 Ayton Meeting – Guest Speaker: N... @ Ayton Village HallAyton Meeting – Guest Speaker: N... @ Ayton Village HallApr 17 @ 19:45 – 21:30Friday 17 April 2020 7.45pm, East Ayton Village Hall Guest Speaker – Neil Haggarth will be presenting “How Big Is Space” Free entry for members of the society. £3 on the door for non-members. Doors open 7:15pm Free refreshments. Ephemeris
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Monthly Archives: April 2013
Seamer and Irton Guides Start Out on Space “Go For It”
Andy Exton FRAS visited the Girl Guides at Seamer and Irton on Monday 29th April to give them a talk on the Solar System and beyond. The Guides are starting out working on the Space “Go For It” in the … Continue reading
Posted in News, Public Outreach, Scouts / Guides
Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Asteroids, Comets, Galaxies, Guides, Nebulae, Planets, Satellites, Star Clusters, stars, Sun
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SARAS Forum Maintenance
The SARAS forums accessible via the website will be undergoing some plugin upgrades later for users with smartphone access so they may be unavailable for a short while. Plugins currently included are for the Forum Runner and Tapatalk smartphone apps. … Continue reading
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Tagged apps, Forum Runner, Forums, phpBB, smartphone, Tapatalk, Website
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Partial Lunar Eclipse – 25th April
Thursday 25th April 2013 sees a partial lunar eclipse and when I say partial, it is very partial! The Moon with rise in the southeast and the maximum of the eclipse occurs when the Moon has an altitude of only … Continue reading
Society for the History of Astronomy Spring Conference 2013 – York 20th April
The Society for the History of Astronomy (SHA) held their Spring Conference in York this past Saturday (20th April) at the Quaker Meeting House on Friargate. Society secretary Andy Exton attended the conference as a visitor along with visitors from … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Exton FRAS, Prof. Sir Arnold Wolfendale, SHA, Skynotes, Society for the History of Astronomy, York
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Change of Speaker for April 19th Meeting
Unfortunately due to illness, Dr Janet Humphreys has pulled out as guest speaker for the society meeting this evening. However, society member Bob Christy FBIS who runs the Zarya.info website has kindly volunteered to step in and give a talk … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Guest Speakers, Meetings, News
Tagged Bion-M, Bob Christy, Dr Janet Humphreys, Guest Speaker, Korolyov, Luna, Sputnik, Vostock, Zarya, Zenit
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